Cream - Badge
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Published 2011-06-02
Geoge Harrison married Patricia Ann Boyd in 1966
They Divorced in 1977.
Eric Clapton married Patricia Ann Boyd in 1979
They Divorced in 1988.
"Badge" is a song performed by Cream, written by Eric Clapton and George Harrison. It was included as a track on Cream's final album, Goodbye. Peaking at number 60 on Billboard's Hot 100, "Badge" was a minor hit after its release as a single in April 1969. The single was much more successful in the United Kingdom, where it reached #18.
"Badge" was originally an untitled track. During the production transfer for the album Goodbye, the original music sheet was used to produce the liner notes and track listing. The only discernible word on the page was "bridge" (indicating the song's bridge section). Due to Harrison's handwriting, however, Clapton misread it as "badge" — and the song was titled soon thereafter.
Harrison remembered the story differently: "I helped Eric write 'Badge' you know. Each of them had to come up with a song for that Goodbye Cream album and Eric didn't have his written. We were working across from each other and I was writing the lyrics down and we came to the middle part so I wrote 'Bridge.' Eric read it upside down and cracked up laughing-- 'What's BADGE?' he said. After that, Ringo walked in drunk and gave us that line about the swans living in the park."
A common legend or misconception is that the name came about because its chord progression is B-A-D-G-E (it is not), or simply because an anagram of a guitar's standard tuning (E-A-D-G-B-E) can be arranged to spell "Badge".
A live performance of the song from Clapton's album 24 Nights features him singing the refrain "where is my badge?", incorporating the title into the song.
All Comments (21)
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Always loved this song. George seems to add a deep deep something to this song. Eric is great, but George really knew how to make every note count.
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We lived in a magical time that will never exist again..
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One of the Great British musical collaborations of all time!
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What a gorgeous song. The best song by Cream, without a shred of doubt, and one of the best of the sixties.
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Clapton's voice is perfection.
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still a stunning song today--this studio version is awesome--what a great song to sing along to--an all time classic, and 100 times better than any of the trash around today
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R.I.P. George Harrison! You are missed and Loved!!!#
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I grew up in this era and I have always recalled that Eric Clapton named his dog 'Badge', in honor of this song and his friendship with George Harrison.
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During my teenage years i was so crazy with this song, Badge .
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I love this tune SO MUCH!
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This song has the sweetest melody and psychedelic guitar, especially that chord that hangs when the song breaks between verses and before the bridge - the part that starts "yes, I told you that the light goes up and down" - and the leads by Clapton are so tasty.
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One of the greatest sounding songs of all time
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The guitar solo kills and the opening by Bass was Genius i love this song LG Elisabeth
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They will never ever top Eric, Ginger, and Jack! These three men made the 60's..The greatest band ever!!! I wish I was old enough to see them in concert, but hey I was born in 1962 so a toddler can't drive a car....
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George Harrison has to have the best tone of any lead guitarist. His guitar licks resonate in a way that is so unique. It sounds to me like sunshine.
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George Harrison And Eric Clapton surely the best mates ever. They shared guitars, they shared Songs, they even shared wives.
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Just a SUPERB SONG! One of my ALL TIME favorites! Goosebumps!
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Saw Eric Clapton play this in TO. Maple Leaf Gardens 1976. He was so on his game. Everyone lost their minds 🔥
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so blessed to have grown up in the epic of humanity which included this time period of music
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A great sentimental cream song. This is why they're named cream.
